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	05-Feb-14 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists enmity [ EN-mi-tee ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   animosity, rancour, hostility or antagonism   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Their enmity has been ongoing for the past twenty years.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The United States has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquillity of Muslims. Telegraph, Barack Obama's speech at Cairo University: Full text, 04 Jun 2009   avocation [ av-uh'-KEY-shuh'n ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a hobby or something a person does as a pastime in addition to a principal occupation 2. a persons vocation or calling   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Two of his pet avocations were lyric writing and singing.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   Mr Gerald Hayes, civil servant and musicologist, when not at his various avocations, is usually to be found either at the Athenaeum or the Arts Club. The Telegraph, World War 2: London day-by-day, Sidney Osborne, 7 September 2009.   psychosomatic [ sahy-koh-suh'-MAT-ik  ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. pertaining to a physical disorder that is caused by emotional factors 2. involving both the mind and the body   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Every time his mother-in-law came to visit he would suffer from severe psychosomatic back pain.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   "The competitive and punitive educational environment leads to high levels of stress and psychosomatic symptoms," the study concluded. The Telegraph, Third of Chinese primary school children suffer stress, study finds, Peter Foster, 19 January 2010.   menagerie [ muh'-NAJ-uh'-ree, -NAZH- ]   [ noun ]   MEANING :   1. a collection of varied and exotic animals especially held for display 2. a place where exotic and unusual animals are held 3. a varied or diverse group   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The menagerie of lions and tigers being paraded around the circus ring thrilled the audience.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   There were well-stocked games rooms, extensive lawns (much used for games of football), an adventure playground, a menagerie (goats, rabbits, hens, guinea pigs), plus a superb amount of information on local walks and cycle routes. The Telegraph, Youth hostels: bunking down with the family, Fred Mawer, 05 Mar 2008   demented [ di-MEN-tid ]   [ adjective ]   MEANING :   1. mad, insane or mentally ill or deranged 2. suffering from or showing symptoms of dementia   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   His demented rantings landed him in a mental asylum.   USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :   The controversial statement, questioning the veracity of the battle spawned angry reactions with major-general Atma Singh (retd.) being derided as 'disloyal' and a 'demented mind'. The Times of India, Maj. Gen. Atma's remarks rapped, Vishal Sharma, 1 March 2008   Spelled Pronunciation Key Stress marks: [ CAPS ] indicates the primary stressed syllable, as in newspaper [NOOZ-pey-per ] and information [ in-fer-MEY-shuh' n ] CONSONANTS [b] boy, baby, rob [d] do, ladder, bed [f] food, offer, safe [g] get, bigger, dog [h] happy, ahead [j] jump, budget, age [k] can, speaker, stick [l] let, follow, still [m] make, summer, time [n] no, dinner, thin [ng] singer, think, long [p] put, apple, cup [r] run, marry, far, store [s] sit, city, passing, face [sh] she, station, push [t] top, better, cat [ch] church, watching, nature, witch [th] thirsty, nothing, math [th'] this, mother, breathe [v] very, seven, love [w] wear, away [hw] where, somewhat [y] yes, onion [z] zoo, easy, buzz [zh] measure, television, beige   VOWELS [a] apple, can, hat [ey] aid, hate, day [ah] arm, father, aha [air] air, careful, wear [aw] all, or, talk, lost, saw [e] ever, head, get [ee] eat, see, need [eer] ear, hero, beer [er] teacher, afterward, murderer [i] it, big, finishes [ahy] I, ice, hide, deny [o] odd, hot, woffle [oh] owe, road, below [oo] ooze, food, soup, sue [oo'] good, book, put [oi] oil, choice, toy [ou] out, loud, how [uh] up, mother, mud [uh'] about, animal, problem, circus [ur] early, bird, stirring   FOREIGN SOUNDS [a*] Fr. ami [kh*] Scot. loch, Ger. ach or ich [œ] Fr. feu, Ger. schön [r*] Fr. au revoir, Yiddish rebbe [uh*] Fr. oeuvre [y*] Fr. tu, Ger. über   SAMPLE NASALIZED VOWELS [an*] Fr. bien [ahn*] Fr. croissant [awn*] Fr. bon [œn*] Fr. parfum [in*] Port. 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